The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 12 - Introducing Probability - Apply Your Knowledge - Page 283: 12.5a

Answer

S = {Lives on campus, Lives off campus}

Work Step by Step

The sample space of a random phenomenon is the set of all possible outcomes. In this scenario, it is possible that the student either lives on campus or lives off campus. There is no situation in which a student can both live on campus and off campus, or neither live on campus nor off campus.
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